Pinched and Coiled Vessels and More
TD-Class | Registration opens Monday, November 9, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
Learn hand building techniques like pinching and coiling, and how to combine them. You will learn how to create vessels and functional ware and how to layer underglaze and glazes to embellish your forms. Let your imagination run wild with the guidance of an experienced instructor. Prereq: Hand Building Basics or similar exp.
Sarah Johnston
Sarah Johnston is a native from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a second-generation artist that attended precollege courses at Carnegie Mellon University and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in Ceramics from Temple University, Tyler School of Art. She was trained in realistic drawing techniques, printmaking, and ceramics. Sarah has been teaching and creating for over 20 years and loves introducing others to clay and creating of any kind.
Sarah uses color, pattern, and form to express the joys and challenges of interpersonal relationships and her own mental health through her art. She is passionate about the crucial link between individual expression and mental and physical health and believes that art and expression of any kind has the power to heal.